I have recently purchased a road bike with a standard seat tube angle. My question, is there any negative effect of training on a road bike vs. a tri specific geometry? I use the road bike for my long and recovery rides and the tri bike for bricks workouts.
Any input?
Thanks
JP
No negatives at all. Just remember if you are training for Ironman to do the long rides on the bike you plan to do the race on, especially as the event gets closer.
Scott
All and I mean every single mile of my training is done on the road bike. the very first time each season i get on the tt bike is actually the first race of the year. I have experienced no diffculty in races doing this and have smoked all but one or two total riders each of the last few seasons in that first race.
IMO if your new to cycling or don’t ride many times per week you will be more likely to have problems making the switch.
You are definately on the right track with the road bike. I think everyone who has a tri bike should have a road bike to go with it. I've stated my reasons a lot of times before on this sight, so I won't bother now. I switch back and forth all year. Ride group rides on the road bike, solo on the tri. Whichever one is no the computrainer, I just take the other one out. I have both bikes set up fairly closely and other than the seattube angle I am close to my tri position when I'm on the spinacies on the road bike. Ya know, I'm starting to think that seat tube angle doesn't make that much difference. It's really only top tube +stem length that matters. Then again, I'm pretty flexable.
In a short interview in the new Inside Triathlon, Peter Reid said that he likes to train on different bikes because he feels the variety hits different muscles. He mentioned that he trains on a racing bike, a cyclocross bike and a fixed gear bike.